'the bar'

[Kunoichi]

Kunoichi flipped out of her rafter to land between Austin and Leiana, crouched in a ready stance, her kunais already drawn

[Rino]

"You don't remember me?" Rino asked, reeling in startled yet clearly exagerrated shock. "Why, I'm hurt, Austin. Hurt and appalled. We went through so much together..."

He grinned, reading Austin's mind.

"I'm not a leftover from the war, you fool. I am the war."

And then, with the power of a freight train, and no regard for her weapons, he flung himself at Kunoichi.

[Hope Mêler]

"Oh crap," Hope mumbled to herself as Rino presented himself and started throwing fire balls. I was about to get some valuable information, you idiot. She thought, well aware that he'd probably 'hear' it.

She got up and walked over to Austin and Kunoichi, ready to start acting in a fight against her employer. It would be fun.

"That would be Rino," she started explaining as she got up a shiny dagger, knowing that it would be no help. But she'd got to pretend like she was trying, at least.

"Stop kicking her ass!" She yelled walking to Rino who was now busy with Kunoichi. "If you don't I'll throw this dagger in you!"

Bla bla bla, she thought to herself as she waited for Rino to respond. She really couldn't see what point there was in fighting him, even for a group like the Circle. He was unstoppable, and soon they'd realise it too.

[Kunoichi]

Kunoichi ducked and wheeled around Rino's blows, using adrenaline to supplement her already amazing reflexes, she knew that it was more luck than reflexes that was keeping her from harm and that it wouldn't last for ever but hopefully it would last long enough.

[Austin]

"Rino...?"
the recognition struck before Hope's words confirmed it. he growled and charged into the fray to support Kunoichi.

[Rino]

"Oh, now we're talking." Rino growled, whirling around to strike Austin with all of his demonic strength.

"The great Austin Darkora in combat again! Except this time, things are going to be a little different. I don't see the sword in your hands, Austin. You know you can't win!"

With that, he jumped in the air, kicking out in both directions, one kick at Austin, one at Kunoichi.

[Austin]

Austin ignored Rino's words, they were meaningless; it was the first thing he'd learned about close combat, dwell on the words too much on and you'd miss the next strike. he managed to evade Rino's first attacks but was caught full in the chest by Rino's split kick, sending him backwards at quite a rate.

[Kunoichi]

Rino's split kick caught Kunoichi off guard also and she was propelled in the opposite direction, since she was lighter the force was able to propel her harder and she ended up flying through a partition wall.

[Azrael Jiraco]

Azrael threw the table that was currently on top pf him aside, and drew both his blades.

"Austin!" Azrael called, throwing one of them to Austin.

"I don't know what he means by "the" sword, but I'm sure that one will do for now!" Azrael grinned, and helped Austin and Kunoichi.

[Hope Mêler]

While Azrael ran to help Austin and Kunoichi, Hope went over to Rino, to keep his attention off her new-found "family".

"Hey!" She yelled. Boss, she thought and grinned. This was way more fun than she'd expected. "I lied to you the other time. I'm not going to throw this in your back," she said, playing with her dagger. "It goes here." With that she threw it towards one of his eyes, and expecting him to catch it before it got that far, she stepped back, hoping that getting beaten up wasn't part of the job contract. It probably was.

[Austin]

Austin caught the sword left handed, spinning it around his wrist and passing it to his right hand
thanks brother
he too had realised that Austin's swords were in the rubble somewhere. he re-entered the battle in time with his brother, their years of practice allowing them to counterpoint their slashes to greatest affect

[Jaden Kalen]

"So this is the demon?" Asked Jaden pulling out his two colt45's, "Nice to meet you... for the last time" Jaden let off one round into the demon.

[Rino]

Rino swept backwards, arching his back and letting Hope's dagger fly over him, but instead of letting it fly away, placed a hand on the floor, swinging over 180 degrees into a handstand and catching the dagger in his feet, before spinning and hurling it using his legs back at Hope.

Overly flashy, but cool none the less.

He swung back around to his feet, thinking about how he was going to get moaned at for mistreating employees again, and turned as Austin and Azrael attacked.

There attacks came in fast and controlled, and Rino was unarmed, but he blocked using his arms instead, the swords failing to damage them.

Suddenly a burning rafter fell from the roof, which Rino caught (despite the flames), and sprang in a quick double attack, bouncing from Austin to Azrael with the massive flaming rafter, before spinning around him quickly, knocking anybody attacking back.

"Bzz. Sorry, that's the wrong sword." Rino mocked. "But you do get this consolation prize of flaming death!" With that, he leapt at Azrael, bringing the fiery rafter down upon him viciously.

[Azrael Jiraco]

Azrael wasn't actually sure what to do next... he had the technique to slice through pretty much anything, but this guy was blocking his attacks with his bare arms.

Great... Just great... Azrael thought to himself.

Azrael raised his sword to attempt to block the rafter, but with such strength behind the attack, Azrael was thrown off balance and ended up on one knee.

HOT HOT HOT HOT! Azrael thought, as the rafter burned his skin.

[Franchesca "Kitten"]

Why here? Why now?
"Alucard, help your friends. theres nothing i can do to help, you know that. I will sneak out" Kitten ordered to Alucard, then started sneaking out of site. once so, she used her demon speed to head to the exit in a bink of an eye, hoping no one would see.